Shmuel

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proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.

OriginYiddish שמואל ← Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →
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Meanings

proper nounShmuel (plural Shmuels)

plural Shmuels

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל
  2. Yiddishשמואל
  3. EnglishShmuel

Borrowed from Yiddish שמואל (Shmuel), from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Musleh
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APA

Shmuel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shmuel

MLA

“Shmuel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shmuel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shmuel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shmuel.

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